10-MINUTE CREAM CHEESE PASTA Recipe
This creamy and cozy cream cheese pasta is the perfect solution for your midweek carb cravings. Quick, budget-friendly, and sure to make everyone happy!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Pasta:
- 1/2 lb (225 grams) pasta (spaghetti, penne, fusilli…)
Cream Cheese Sauce:
- 3/4 cup (160 grams) cream cheese*
- 1/4 cup (30 grams) grated parmesan, plus more to serve
- 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus more to serve
- 1–2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) cooking water, plus more if needed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4–1/2 tsp chili flakes, or according to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve a cup of starchy pasta water before draining.
- Prepare the Sauce: In a skillet, warm olive oil and gently fry garlic. Add cream cheese and pasta water to create an emulsion. Stir in parmesan until sauce is creamy.
- Combine and Serve: Add drained pasta to the skillet, coating it in the sauce. Adjust consistency with more cooking water if needed. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, parmesan, and black pepper.
Notes
- The recipe yields 2 large servings or 3 smallish servings.
- Use cream cheese from a tub like Philadelphia.
- Adjust seasoning to taste, considering the salt in the pasta water.
- Any pasta shape works, but avoid store-bought sandy parmesan.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for a few days; reheat with a splash of water.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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